Day 50

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            25    14      .641     ----
Clarissa Crimsons                22     15     .595     2
Bertha Fishermen                18     18     .500     5
Long Prairie Agnews            16     22     .421     8.5
Hewitt Apollos                       13     24     .351   10.5

Day 50 results

Novelists 11, Agnews 5

WP: Radbourn (7-4)

LP: Marshall (0-1)

HR: Collins (2), Stargell (9), Jackson (7)

Crimsons 6, Apollos 5 (10 innings)
WP: Young (8-4)

LP: Bosman (1-1)

HR: Kelly (2), W. Davis (1), Petrocelli (4)

Day 51 (at Yankee Stadium 1961)
Apollos (McDowell 4-2) at Agnews (Seaver 6-3)
Fishermen (T Williams 2-3) at Crimsons (Nichols 3-6)

Novelists 11, Agnews 5
Browerville scored eight runs in the eighth and ninth innings to overtake the Agnews and edge closer to clinching the pennant. Jesse Burkett, Ed Delahanty, Sam Thompson and Jimmy Collins each had a pair of RBIs. Old Hoss Radbourn yielded five runs on 10 hits in his complete game win. .

Crimsons 6, Apollos 5 (10 innings)
King Kelly bopped a solo homer in the eighth to even the score at five, and Monte Ward dropped a single in front of Cleon Jones to plate Roger Connor with the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th. Willie Davis and Rico Petrocelli each homered and drove in two runs for the Apollos, who turned a triple play in the fifth inning. Cy Young went the distance for the win.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos:  McLain 53. Projected starters: McDowell Day 51, Jenkins Day 52, Gibson Day 53, end of season

 

Agnews: Seaver Day 51 with penalty, Day 52 without, Blyleven Day 52, Ryan Day 53. Projected starters: Seaver Day 51 with penalty, Blyleven Day 52, off Day 53

Crimsons: Galvin Day 51, Young Day 53. Projected starters: Nichols Day 51, Galvin Day 52, Young Day 53

Fishermen:  Donaldson Day 51, SJ Williams Day 52, Foster Day 53. Redding Day 53 with penalty. Projected starters: Donaldson Day 51, T. Williams Day 52, SJ Williams Day 53

Novelists:  Keefe Day 51, Welch Day 52. Projected starters: off Day 51, off Day 52, Keefe Day 53

Day 49

 The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            24    14      .632     ----
Clarissa Crimsons                21     15     .571     2
Bertha Fishermen                18     18     .500     5
Long Prairie Agnews            16     21     .432     7.5
Hewitt Apollos                       13     23     .361   10

Day 49 results

Fishermen 15, Apollos 5

WP: Redding (5-2)
LP McLain (0-7)

HR: Wynn (11), Monroe (2), Lyons (4), Johnson (4)

Novelists 3, Agnews 1

WP: Welch (8-3)
LP: Ryan (1-8)

Day 50 (at Royals Stadium 1973)
Novelists (Radbourn 6-4) at Agnews (Perry 1-5)
Apollos (Gibson 1-5) at Crimsons (Young 7-4)

Fishermen 15, Apollos 5

Bertha scored in eight of their nine at-bats, peppering four Hewitt hurlers for 20 hits, eight for extra bases. Dick Redding went the distance, allowing three runs in the first two innings but then holding the Apollos scoreless until Jim Wynn homered in the eighth, The Fishermen turned four double plays behind Redding.

Novelists 3, Agnews 1

Jesse Burkett punched a two-run single through a drawn-in infield to plate two runs in the third inning, and Mickey Welch allowed one run on three hits for his eighth victory as Browervllle drew closer to the pennant. The Novelists stole four bases off Nolan Ryan, but were caught stealing twice. Ryan allowed just six hits and three walks but was still saddled with his eighth loss in his final start of the season.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos:  McLain 53. Projected starters: Gibson Day 50, off Day 51, McDowell Day 52. Jenkins Day 53, end of season

 

Agnews: Seaver Day 51 with penalty, Day 52 without, Blyleven Day 52, Ryan Day 53. Projected starters: Perry Day 50, Seaver Day 51 with penalty, Blyleven Day 52, off Day 53

Crimsons: Nichols Day 50, Galvin Day 51. Projected starters: Young Day 50, Nichols Day 51, Galvin Day 52, Young Day 53

Fishermen:  Donaldson Day 51, SJ Williams Day 52, Foster Day 53. Redding Day 53 with penalty. Projected starters: T. Williams Day 50, Donaldson or Dismukes Day 51, off Day 52, SJ Williams Day 53

Novelists:  Keefe Day 51, Welch Day 52. Projected starters: Radbourn Day 50, Clarkson Day 51, off Day 52, Keefe Day 53

Stat break: Browerville Novelists

 Hitters

Name              AB   R   H   RBI  2B  3B  HR  BB  SB  Avg,
Anson             154  26   45   19      4    2    1    14      1    .292
Burkett           151   28  49    22      6     2   2   18      5    .325
Collins            142  18   41   20      9    1    1      4      0    .289
Delahanty       147  26   58   30    13    1    1    17      4    .395
Hamilton        141  34   51   17       5     2    1   31      6    .362
Jennings         146  16   42   23       7     1    0     8      4    .288
McPhee          127  18   33   21       4     2    2   13      3     .282
O'Rourke        155  26   52   18      4     2    1      3      1     .335
Thompson      154  21   43   27      8     6    2    13      1     .260

Pitchers

Name              G    GS     IP       H     R    ER   BB    K     Sv.   W    L     ERA
Clarkson       12       8     80.1     77    31    29   25     20       0      5    3      3.25
Keefe            10       9     76.2     65    34    32   27     44       0      4     3     3.76

Radbourn      10       9     72.2     74    38    36   17     26       0      6    4      4.46
Spalding         6       0       6.2       8      6      3     0       2       1       0     1     4.05
Welch           10     10     90.1     80    30    30   21     45       0       7    3      2.99

Day 48

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            23    14      .621     ----
Clarissa Crimsons                21     15     .571     2
Bertha Fishermen                17     17     .500     4.5
Long Prairie Agnews            15     19     .441     6.5
Hewitt Apollos                       13     23     .361     9.5

Day 48 results (at Target Field 2019)

Novelists 4, Agnews 2

WP: Keefe (4-3)

LP: Blyleven (5-1)

Crimsons 15, Fishermen 8
WP: Galvin (9-2)
LP: SJ Williams (4-6)

Day 49 (at Fenway Park 1973)
Fishermen (Redding 4-2) at Apollos (McLain 0-6)
Agnews (Ryan 1-7) at Novelists (Welch 7-3)

Novelists 4, Agnews 2
Browerville plated three runs in the first inning and Long Prairie never caught up. Sam Thompson and Jimmy Collins each drove in two runs for the Novelists, and Tim Keefe struck out 10 Agnews in his nine-hit complete game.

Crimsons 15, Fishermen 8
Bertha's sloppy fielding -- including three errors in a seven-run Clarissa fourth inning -- booted this game to the Crimsons. Eight of Clarissa's runs were unearned. Pud Galvin staggered through 7.2 innings for the win, with Candy Cummings mopping up. Buck Ewing and George Davis each had three RBIs for the winners.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos:  Projected starters:McLain Day 49, Gibson Day 50, off Day 51, McDowell Day 52. Jenkins Day 53

 

Agnews: Perry Day 50, Seaver Day 51 with penalty, Day 52 without, Blyleven Day 52. Projected starters: Ryan Day 49, Perry Day 50, Seaver Day 51 with penalty, Blyleven Day 52, off Day 53

Crimsons: Nichols Day 50, Galvin Day 51. Projected starters: off Day 49, Young Day 50, Nichols Day 51, Galvin Day 52, Young Day 53

Fishermen:  Donaldson Day 51, SJ Williams Day 52, Foster Day 53. Projected starters: Redding Day 49, T. Williams Day 50, Donaldson or Dismukes Day 51, off Day 52, SJ Williams Day 53

Novelists:  Clarkson Day 50, Keefe Day 51. Projected starters: Welch Day 49, Radbourn Day 50, Clarkson Day 51, off Day 52, Keefe Day 53

Day 47

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            22    14      .611     ----
Clarissa Crimsons                20     15     .571     1.5
Bertha Fishermen                17     17     .500     4
Long Prairie Agnews            15     18     .455     5.5
Hewitt Apollos                       13     23     .361     9

Day 47 results (at Crosley Field 1969)

Apollos 10, Agnews 7

WP: Jenkins (3-5)

LP: Seaver (6-3)

HR: Wynn 2 (10), McCovey (15), Bando (7), Carew (1), Morgan (5), Evans (8)

Crimsons 4, Novelists 2
WP: Nichols (3-6)
LP: Clarkson (5-2)

HR: Ward (1)

 

Day 48 (at Target Field 2019)
Novelists (Keefe 3-3) at Agnews (Blyleven 5-0)
Fishermen (SJ Williams 4-5) at Crimsons (Galvin 8-2)

Apollos 10, Agnews 7
Jim Wynn hammered two of Hewitt's five homers and drove in four runs. Willie McCovey hit his 15th homer, and Rod Carew his first. The Apollos drove Tom Seaver from the hill after four innings and seven runs. Winning pitcher Fergie Jenkins allowed six runs in seven innings.

Crimsons 4, Novelists 2
Monte Ward hit his first homer of the season in the second inning, and Kid Nicols allowed two runs on nine hits to keep the Crimsons' pennant ambitions alive. Clarissa scored its four runs in the first three innings and then hung on. Jimmy Collins had a pair of doubles and a single in four at-bats for the first place Novelists.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos:  Gibson Day 49. Projected starters: off Day 48, McLain Day 49, Gibson Day 50, off Day 51

 

Agnews: Ryan Day 49, Perry Day 50, Seaver Day 51 with penalty, Day 52 without. Projected starters: Blyleven Day 48, Ryan Day 49, Perry Day 50, Seaver Day 51 with penalty.

Crimsons: Young Day 49, Nichols Day 50. Projected starters: Galvin Day 48, off Day 49, Young Day 50, Nichols Day 51

Fishermen:  Donaldson Day 51. Projected starters: SJ Williams Day 48, Redding Day 49, T. Williams Day 50, Donaldson or Dismukes Day 51

Novelists:  Radbourn Day 49, Clarkson Day 50. Projected starters: Keefe 48, Welch Day 49, Radbourn Day 50, Clarkson Day 51

Day 46

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            22    13      .629     ----
Clarissa Crimsons               19     15     .559     2.5
Bertha Fishermen                17     17     .500     4.5
Long Prairie Agnews            15     17     .469     5.5
Hewitt Apollos                       12     23     .343   10

Day 46 results (at Ruppert Stadium, NeL)

Novelists 5, Crimsons 2

WP: Radbourn (6-4)

LP: Young (6-4)

Agnews 8, Fishermen 7 (10 innings)
WP: Caldwell (2-2)
LP: Foster (0-2)

HR: Cedeno (5)

 

Day 47 (at Crosley Field 1969)
Apollos (Jenkins 2-5) at Agnews (Seaver 6-2)
Crimsons (Nichols 2-6) at Novelists (Clarkson 5-2)

Novelists 5, Crimsons 2
Hughie Jennings drove in three runs with a triple and a double, and Jim O'Rourke drove in the other two as Browerville tightened its grip on first place. Old Hoss Radbourn allowed one earned run in his six hitter. Clarissa left a man in scoring position in each of the first four innings.

Agnews 8, Fishermen 7 (10 innings)
Mike Caldwell worked three scoreless innings of relief and Cesar Cedeno -- who homered in the first inning -- singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th.  One key to the game was a pair of errors by the Fishermen in the third inning, when the Agnews scored three times. The Fishermen scored six runs in the fifth to knock Gaylord Perry out of the game, after which John Hiller and Caldwell shut them down.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos:  McDowell Day 48 (no penalty after short start), Gibson Day 49. Projected starters: Jenkins Day 47, off Day 48, McLain Day 49, Gibson Day 50, off Day 51

 

Agnews:  Blyleven Day 48, Ryan Day 49, Perry Day 50. Projected starters:  Seaver with penalty Day 47, Blyleven Day 48, Ryan Day 49, Perry Day 50

Crimsons: Galvin Day 48, Young Day 49. Projected starters:  Nichols Day 47, Galvin Day 48, off Day 49, Young Day 50

Fishermen: T Williams Day 48, Donaldson Day 51. Projected starters: off Day 47, SJ Williams Day 48, Redding Day 49, T. Williams Day 50

Novelists:  Welch Day 48, Radbourn Day 49. Projected starters: Clarkson Day 47, Keefe 48, Welch Day 49, Radbourn Day 50

Stat break: Browerville Novelists

 Hitters

Name              AB   R   H   RBI  2B  3B  HR  BB  SB  Avg,
Anson             141  25   43   19      4    2    1    14      1    .305
Burkett           139   25  46    22      5     2   2   17      5    .331
Collins            130  18   37   18      7    1    1      4      0    .285
Delahanty       137  25   55   30    11    1    1    16      4    .401
Hamilton        129  33   48   17       5     2    1   30      6    .372
Jennings         134  13   36   18       5     0    0     8      4    .269
McPhee          117  18   33   21       4     2    2   12      3     .282
O'Rourke        143  26   49   15      4     2    1      3      1     .343
Thompson      143  17   39   24      8     6    2    12      1     .273

Pitchers

Name              G    GS     IP       H     R    ER   BB    K     Sv.   W    L     ERA
Clarkson       11       7     72        64    27    25   22     20       0      5    2      3.13
Keefe              9       8     67.2     56    32    30   24     34       0      3     3     3.99

Radbourn        9       8     63.2     68    36    35   16     26       0      5    4      4.95
Spalding         5       0       6          8      6      3     0       2       1       0     1     4.50
Welch           10     10     90.1     80    30    30   21     45       0       7    3      2.99

Day 44

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            20    13      .606    ----
Clarissa Crimsons               18     14     .580    1.5
Bertha Fishermen                17     16     .515    3
Long Prairie Agnews            15     16     .483    4
Hewitt Apollos                       12     22     .353    8.5

Day 44 results (at Shibe Park 1924)

Agnews 4, Crimsons 3

WP: Blyleven (5-0)

LP: Nichols (2-6)
Save: Hiller (3)

HR: Jackson (6), Bonds (8), Ewing (5), Morgan (4)

Novelists 17, Apollos 1
WP: Keefe (3-3)
LP: McDowell (4-2)

HR: O'Rourke (1), Collins (1)

 

Day 45 (at Catholic Prepartory Oval, NeL)
Crimsons (Galvin 7-2) at Apollos (Gibson 1-5)
Agnews (Ryan 1-6) at Novelists (Welch 6-3)

Agnews 4, Crimsons 3
Reggie Jackson hammered a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth to reverse a one-run deficit, and John Hiller got the final five outs in relief of Bert Blyleven. Joe Morgan and Bobby Bonds each hit solo homers off loser Kid Nichols. Blyleven yielded 12 hits in 7.1 innings, including five for extra bases, but limited the damage to three runs. .

Novelists 17, Apollos 1
Orator O'Rourke's big stick spoke loudly in the first inning; the Browerville catcher capped a six-run inning with a grand slam off Sam McDowell. The Novelists continued to hit all game; they went scoreless in only two of their eight at-bats, and had a second six-run ining highlighted by a bases-loaded triple by Billy Hamilton. Browerville had 17 hits off six Hewitt hurlers..Tim Keefe granted one run on five hits for the win.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos:  Gibson Day 45, Jenkins Day 46, McLain Day 47, McDowell Day 48 (no penalty after short start). Projected starters: Gibson Day 45, off Day 46, Jenkins Day 47, off Day 48

 

Agnews:  Perry Day 46, Seaver Day 47 with penalty, Day 48 without, Blyleven Day 48. Projected starters: Ryan Day 45, Perry Day 46, Seaver with penalty Day 47, Blyleven Day 48

Crimsons:  Galvin Day 45, Young Day 46, Nichols Day 47. Projected starters:  Galvin Day 45, Young Day 46, Nichols Day 47

Fishermen: T Williams Day 48. Projected starters: off Day 45, Donaldson Day 46, off Day 47, SJ Williams Day 48

Novelists:  Clarkson Day 45, Keefe Day 47. Projected starters:  Welch Day 45, Radbourn Day 46, Clarkson Day 47, Keefe 48

Stat break: Browerville Novelists

 Hitters

Name              AB   R   H   RBI  2B  3B  HR  BB  SB  Avg,
Anson             131  23   40   19      3    2    1    13      0    .305
Burkett           129   24  41    21      5     2   2   17      5    .318
Collins            123  15   33   13      6    0    0      3      0    .268
Delahanty       128  20   49   26      9    0    1    14      3    .382
Hamilton        121  30   44   14       4     1    1   27      5    .363
Jennings         125  10   33   15       5     0    0     8      3    .264
McPhee          109  17   30   19       4     2    2   11      3     .275
O'Rourke        134  22   44   10      4     2    0      3      1     .328
Thompson      134  15   37   23      8     3    2    10      0     .276

Pitchers

Name              G    GS     IP       H     R    ER   BB    K     Sv.   W    L     ERA
Clarkson       11       7     72        64    27    25   22     20       0      5    2      3.13
Keefe              8       7     58.2     51    31    29   21     29       0      2     3     4.45

Radbourn        9       8     63.2     68    36    35   16     26       0      5    4      4.95
Spalding         5       0       6          8      6      3     0       2       1       0     1     4.50
Welch             9       9     81.1     73    27    27   20     39       0       6    3      2.99

Day 42

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            19    13      .594    ----
Clarissa Crimsons               17     13      .567    1
Bertha Fishermen                17     15     .531    2
Long Prairie Agnews             13    16      .448   4.5
Hewitt Apollos                       12     20     .375    7

Day 42 results (at Rickwood Field, NeL)

Crimsons 9, Agnews 0

WP: Galvin (7-2)

LP: Perry (1-5)

HR: Burkett (2), Wynn (7)

Novelists 7,Apollos 2
WP: Clarkson (5-2)
LP: Jenkins (2-5)
HR: McCovey (13), Thompson (2)

 

Day 43 (at League Park 1924)
Crimsons (Young 6-3) at Fishermen (T Williams 2-2)
Agnews (Seaver 5-2) at Apollos (McLain 0-5)

Crimsons 9, Agnews 0
Pud Galvin, a surprise starter for Clarissa, threw a three- hit shutout and didn;t allow a hit after the third inning. Joe Kelley went 4-for-5 with a pair of RBIs, and Dan Brouthers and George Davis each drove in a pair. The Crimsons peppered three Agnews hurlers for 16 hits..

Novelists 7, Apollos 2
Sam Thompson drove in five runs, three on a sixth-inning homer, and Cap Anson scored three times to back John Clarkson's four-hitter.  Willie McCovey hammered his 13th homer for the Apollos..

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos:  McDowell Day 44 with penalty, Day 45 without, Gibson Day 45, Jenkins Day 46. Projected starters:  McLain Day 43, McDowell Day 44 with penalty, Gibson Day 45, off Day 46

 

Agnews:  Ryan Day 44, Perry Day 46. Projected starters: Seaver Day 43, Blyleven Day 44, Ryan Day 45, Perry Day 46

Crimsons:  Galvin Day 45. Projected starters: Young Day 43, Nichols Day 44, Galvin Day 45

Fishermen: Redding Day 43 with penalty, Day 44 without; SJ. Williams Day 44. Projected starters: T Williams Day 43, off Day 44. off Day 45, Donaldson Day 46 

Novelists:  Welch Day 43, Radbourn Day 44, Clarkson Day 45. Projected starters: off Day 43, Keefe Day 44, Welch Day 45

Day 41

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            18    13      .580    ----
Clarissa Crimsons                16     13     .551   1
Bertha Fishermen                17     15     .531    1.5
Long Prairie Agnews             13    15      .464   3.5
Hewitt Apollos                       12     19     .387    6

Day 41 result (at Metrodome 2009)

Novelists 8, Apollos 2

WP: Radbourn (5-4)

LP: Gibson (1-5)

HR: Burkett (2), Wynn (7)

 

Day 42 (at Rickwood Field, NeL)
Agnews (Perry 1-4) at Crimsons (Young 6-3)
Apollos (Jenkins 2-4) at Novelists (Clarkson 4-2)

Novelists 8, Apollos 2
Orator O'Rourke's bat did the talking -- 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored -- as first-place Browerville added a half-game to its cushion. Jesse Burkett opened the scoring off losing pitcher Bob Gibson with his second homer of the season, and the Novelists blew it open with four runs in the ninth. Old Hoss Radbourn allowed six hits for his fifth win. . .

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos: McLain Day 43, McDowell Day 44 with penalty, Day 45 without, Gibson Day 45. Projected starters: Jenkins Day 42, McLain Day 43, McDowell Day 44 with penalty, Gibson Day 45

 

Agnews: Seaver and Blyleven Day 43, Ryan Day 44. Projected starters: Perry Day 42, Seaver Day 43, Blyleven Day 44, Ryan Day 45

Crimsons:  Nichols Day 42. Projected starters: Young Day 42, Galvin Day 43, Nichols Day 44, Young Day 45

Fishermen: Donaldson Day 43, Redding Day 43 with penalty, Day 44 without; SJ. Williams Day 44. Projected starters: off Day 42, T Williams Day 43, off Day 44. off Day 45

Novelists:  Welch Day 43, Radbourn Day 44. Projected starters: Clarkson Day 42, off Day 43, Keefe Day 44, Welch Day 45

Day 40

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            17    13      .567    ----
Clarissa Crimsons                16     13     .551   0.5
Bertha Fishermen                17     15     .531    1
Long Prairie Agnews             13    15      .464   3
Hewitt Apollos                       12     18     .400    5

Day 40 results (at Fenway Park 1961)

Apollos 8, Agnews 7

WP: McDowell (4-1)

LP: Ryan (1-6)

HR: Bonds (7), McCovey 2 (12), Wynn (7), F. Robinson (3), Clemente (6), Bench (5), Stargell (7)

Novelists 3, Fishermen 2 (10 innings)
WP: Welch (6-3)
LP: SJ Williams (4-4)

Save: Clarkson (1)

 

Day 41 (at Metrodome, 2009)
Novelists (Radbourn 4-4) at Apollos (Gibson 1-4)
no second game

Apollos 8, Agnews 7
Willie McCovey hammered two of Hewitt's six homers as the Apollos outslugged the Long Prairie Agnews. Five of the six long balls were solo shots, all coming off losing pitcher Nolan Ryan. Willie Stargell hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Dick Bosman to make the score close. .

Novelists 3, Fishermen 2 (10 innings)
Ed Delahanty scored the game's first run in the second inning, drove in another with a sac fly in the third, preserved a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the eighth by throwing out Home Run Johnson at the plate, then doubled home the eventual winning run in the 10th. Mickey Welch allowed nine hits in nine innings for the win, with John Clarkson working a perfect 10th for the save.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos: Jenkins Day 42, McLain Day 43, McDowell Day 44 with penalty, Day 45 without. Projected starters: Gibson Day 41, Jenkins Day 42, McLain Day 43, McDowell Day 44 with penalty, 

 

Agnews: Seaver and Blyleven Day 43, Ryan Day 44. Projected starters: off Day 41, Perry Day 42, Seaver Day 43, Blyleven Day 44, Ryan Day 45

Crimsons:  Nichols Day 42. Projected starters: off Day 41, Young Day 42, Galvin Day 43, Nichols Day 44, Young Day 45

Fishermen: Donaldson Day 43, Redding Day 43 with penalty, Day 44 without; SJ. Williams Day 44. Projected starters: off Day 41, off Day 42. T Williams Day 43, off Day 44. off Day 45

Novelists:  Radbourn Day 41, Welch Day 43. Projected starters: Radbourn Day 41, Clarkson or Keefe Day 42, off Day 43, Keefe or Welch Day 44

Day 39

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Clarissa Crimsons                16     13     .551   ---
Browerville Novelists            16    13      .551    ----
Bertha Fishermen                17     14     .548    0.5
Long Prairie Agnews             13    14      .481   2.5
Hewitt Apollos                       11     18     .379    5.5

Day 39 results (at Schorling Park, NeL)

Agnews 2, Crimsons 1

WP: Blyleven (4-0)

LP: Nichols (2-5)

Save: Marshall (1)

HR: Bonds (6), Ewing (4)

Fishermen 10, Apollos 8
WP: Redding (4-2)
LP: McLain (0-5)

Save: Foster (1)

HR: McCovey (10)

 

Day 40 (at Fenway Park, 1961)
Agnews (Ryan 1-5) at Apollos (McDowell 3-1)
Novelists (Welch 5-3) at Fishermen (SJ Williams 4-3)

Agnews 2, Crimsons 1
Long Prairie didn't get a hit until Larry Bowa singled with one out in the sixth inning, but Bobby Bond followed with a home run and that was enough to down the Crimsons. Losing pitcher Kid Nichols allowed just four hits. Clarissa had three runners gunned down at the plate trying to score on ground balls, two by third baseman Darrell Evans and one by second baseman Joe Morgan..Mike Marshall pitched a perfect ninth in relief of Bert Blyleven, who allowed a homer, two leadoff triples and and a leadoff double but only the one run in eight innings.

Fishermen 10, Apollos 8
The Taylor brothers, Ben and Candy Jim, each drove in two runs with extra-base hits to power Bertha to the win. The Fishermen hit six doubles and a triple among their 12 hits. Dick Redding worked into the eighth for the win, with Dizzy Dismukes and Rube Foster each getting three outs in relief. For the Apollos, Willie McCovey drove in four runs, Rod Carew hit two doubles and a triple, and Henry Aaron scored on each of his three singles. .

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos: Jackson Day 41, Jenkins Day 42, McLain Day 43. Projected starters, McDowell Day 40, Gibson Day 41, Jenkins Day 42, McLain Day 43

 

Agnews: Perry Day 41, Seaver and Blyleven Day 43. Projected starters:  Ryan Day 40, off Day 41, Perry Day 42, Seaver Day 43.

Crimsons:  Nichols Day 42. Projected starters: off Day 40, off Day 41, Young Day 42, Galvin Day 43, Nichols Day 44, Young Day 45

Fishermen: Wickware Day 41, Donaldson Day 43, Redding Day 43 with penalty, Day 44 without. Projected starters:  SJ Williams Day 40, off Day 41, off Day 42. T Williams Day 43, off Day 44. off Day 45

Novelists:  Clarkson Day 40, Radbourn Day 41. Projected starters:  Welch Day 40, Clarkson Day 41, Radbourn Day 42, off Day 43, Keefe Day 44

Day 38

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Clarissa Crimsons                16     12     .571   ---
Browerville Novelists            16    13      .551    0.5
Bertha Fishermen                16     14     .533    1
Long Prairie Agnews             12    14      .462   3
Hewitt Apollos                       11     17     .392    5

Day 38 results (at Sick's Stadium, 196)

Apollos 13, Novelists 3

WP: Jenkins (2-4)

LP: Radbourn (4-4)

HR: Wynn (6), Bando (5), McCovey (9), Clemente (5)

Fishermen 7, Agnews 3
WP: Donaldson (5-3)
LP: Seaver (5-2)

HR: CJ Taylor (2)

 

Day 39 (at Schorling Park, NeL)
Agnews (Blyleven 3-0) at Crimsons (Nichols 2-4)
Apollos (McLain 0-4) at Fishermen (Redding 3-2)

Apollos 13, Novelists 3
Hewitt mashed four homers off three Browerville pitchers to rout the Novelists. Fergie Jenkins went eight-plus innings for the win despite 10 hits and three walks, The Apollos scored six runs in the second to saddle Old Hoss Radbourne with the loss; Jim Wynn had a two-run homer in that frame. Robert Clemente hit a three-run homer in the sixth off Tim Keefe, and Sal Bando and Willie McCovey each homered off Al Spalding.

Fishermen 7, Agnews 3
Bertha's regular designated hitter, Candy Jim Taylor, has spent most the season below the Mendoza line, but in this game he homered for the Fishermen's first run and singled home the go-ahead run in top of the ninth. He finshed 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs. John Donaldson went the distance, allowing seven hits, for the win. Cristobal Torriente drove in three runs for the winners.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos: Gibson Day 40, Jenkins Day 42.. Projected starters, McLain Day 39, McDowell Day 40, Gibson Day 41, Jenkins Day 42

 

Agnews:Ryan Day 40, Perry Day 41, Seaver Day 43. Projected starters: Blyleven Day 39, Ryan Day 40, off Day 41, Perry Day 42

Crimsons:  Young Day 40. Projected starters: Nichols Day 39, off Day 40, off Day 41, Young Day 42

Fishermen: SJ  Williams and T Williams Day 40, Wickware Day 41, Donaldson Day 43. Projected starters:  Redding Day 39, SJ Williams Day 40, off Day 41, off Day 42. T Williams Day 43

Novelists:  Welch Day 39, Clarkson Day 40, Radbourn Day 41. Projected starters:  off Day 39, Keefe Day 40, Welch Day 41, Clarkson Day 42